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Historic Centre of Trujillo

The Historic Centre of Trujillo is the historic city centre of the city of Trujillo, located in northern Peru. Located in the central part of the city, it is surrounded by Spain Avenue, which was paved over the former city walls that gave it the name of Cercado de Trujillo. It was declared a Monumental City through a Municipal Decree on , later becoming a Monumental Zone through a Supreme Decree (2900-72-ED) on .

Founded on by Diego de Almagro, it was the first city of the Viceroyalty of Peru to successfully declare independence from the Spanish Empire in late 1820. It currently maintains a dual status as both a historic centre and an active center of its metropolitan area. It consists of a total of 5,783 plots of land grouped in 72 blocks. According to 2005 census, it had a population of about 12,000 inhabitants.

Overview

Urban fabric

Martín de Estete began the stroke of the city of Trujillo on behalf of Diego de Almagro in December 1534. The original urban fabric of the historic centre of Trujillo has an elliptical structure formed by the España Avenue, in this structure the streets are wide and straight, and are arranged in a checkerboard that part of the Plaza de Armas of the city. Besides the urban area surrounded by España Avenue is also part of the monumental area of the historic centre the area comprising the Mansiche sports complex, the former railway station of Trujillo as well as the area occupied by the bullring in the city and areas of the parts that still remain of the Old Wall of Trujillo.

Streets

It was built in the wake of the historic Wall of Trujillo that protected the city and it was built in the 17th century, still remain historically valuable parts of the architecture of this wall that was demolished to make way for the expansive growth of the city of Trujillo. The avenue España is a city ring road allowing the transit of large numbers of vehicles; this avenue is the main reference of the geographical boundary of much of the historic centre with the extended portion of the city.
  • Avenue Mansiche, this road is an extension of the jirón Orbegoso from Avenue España along Mansiche sports complex and the alameda of the same name. Drive through some 12 km to the legendary resort of Huanchaco to the northwest of the city.
  • Avenue Manuel Vera Enríquez, only belongs to the monumental area of the historic centre the section between Avenue España and Avenue Gerónimo de la Torre.
  • Avenue Gerónimo de La Torre, is located between the avenues Mansiche and Manuel Vera Enríquez and defines one side of the Mansiche sports complex.
  • Jirón Francisco Pizarro, is one of the highest traffic routes in the historic centre of Trujillo, to northeast continues Avenue España passing in the Rímac street then splicing with Avenue Santa; to southwest abuts directly with the Avenue Larco which extends to the Pacific Ocean in the Resort of Buenos Aires.
  • Jirón Diego de Almagro, is one of four roads that form the Plaza de Armas of Trujillo in the corner of the intersection of this with the jirón Pizarro is the Palace of the City Government.
  • Jirón Independencia
  • Jirón Mariscal Orbegoso
  • Jirón San Martín
  • Jirón Zepita
  • Jirón Simón Bolívar
  • Jirón Miguel Grau
  • Jirón Agustín Gamarra
  • Jirón Alfonso Ugarte
  • Jirón Francisco Bolognesi
  • Jirón Colón
  • Jirón Martín Estete
  • Jirón Junín
  • Pasaje Armas
  • Pasaje San Agustín
  • Pasaje Extremadura
  • Pasaje Santa Rosa
  • Pasaje Blanco
  • Pasaje San Luis
  • Pasaje C
  • Pasaje D
  • Pasaje E
  • Pasaje F, the pasaje F, like pasajes C, D, E, is located in block 5 of the jirón Zepita.
  • Paseo Pizarro
It is located on the main street of the historic centre of Trujillo, the Jirón Pizarro in blocks 5,6,7 and 8 becomes exclusively a pedestrian and joins the Plaza de Armas with the Plazuela El Recreo, along its four blocks are numerous landmarks like the Palace Iturregui, the Emancipation House, etc. and businesses such as supermarkets, souvenir shops, cafes and bars, etc. In this jirón of Trujillo's historic centre are also major banks and private and state institutions in the region as the office of the Ombudsman in block 3 and the Reserve Central Bank branch in block 4, among others.

List of sites

The historic centre is the location of a number of important landmarks.

Other sites of interest

  • Plazuela El Recreo
  • Municipal Theatre of Trujillo
  • Plazuela Iquitos
  • Plazuela San Agustín located in block 5 of the jirón Bolívar against the Church San Agustín.
  • Plazuela Bolívar
  • Plazuela La Merced, located next to the Church La Merced and the headquarters of the Superior Court of Justice of La Libertad in the Paseo Pizarro, usually stage performances.
  • Paseo de las Letras
  • Park of the Wall
  • The Bastion Herrera and the Former Gate of Miraflores, parts of the old city wall, is the area of the former Bastion of Herrera, the Former Gate of Miraflores, the Jirón and Old Part (19th century) of the Miraflores cemetery. Also includes the adjoining streets to the Bastion (Minería, Gremios and Comercio).
  • The City Hall
  • Hospital Belén de Trujillo, founded on May 11, 1551, and is the second oldest hospital in the country. Initially had the name of Hospital Santiago, on land donated by Don Juan de Sandoval, husband of the lady Doña Florencia de Mora. Its main entrance is located in block 3 of the jirón Bolivar and occupies a space in the block composed of streets Bolívar, Bolognesi, Ayacucho and Almagro.
  • La Alameda de Mansiche
  • Toy Museum: Located a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas is with its coffee bar owned by the painter Gerardo Chávez, here it can find toys dating from the mid-20th century. It is located in the block of Jirón Independencia in one corner of the intersection with the Jirón Junín.
  • Museum of the College of Architects of La Libertad: Another place that provide very culture is the College of Architects of La Libertad, located in the historic centre, the rooms of the seat of the school presented artwork by different authors, from time to time is changed the exposition with a new one.
  • Museum of Zoology: Administered by the National University of Trujillo, the Museum of Zoology is one of the oldest in the city, it shows an interesting display of varied taxidermic fauna of the coast, highlands and jungle of Peru, each year the museum is one of the most visited in Trujillo, entrance fees vary for schools, universities and tourists. It is located in block 3 of the jirón San Martín.
  • The Bullring of Trujillo
  • Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre Cultural Centre: it opened on July 12, 2010, with five rooms devoted to political philosopher Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre. In these first five rooms also reviews the cultural life of the city of Trujillo focusing on major figures of the "Grupo Norte" as were César Vallejo, Antenor Orrego, Ciro Alegría, Macedonio de la Torre, among others, and their heirs, the "Grupo Trilce", among them Julio Garrido Malaver, Eduardo González Viaña and Cristóbal Campana, who was at the time in charge of the executive unit No 11 responsible for the upkeep of the citadel of Chan Chan.
  • Former railroad station
  • Former Gate de la Sierra, part of the old city wall, comprising the blocks 1st. and 2nd. of Jirón Unión from Avenue España; corresponds to the first expansion of the walled city. This area retains some buildings of monumental value.
  • Theatre San Juan, located in block 6 of street Independencia, is the scene of many artistic representations.
  • Coliseum Inca, located in the intersection of Independencia and Estete streets.
  • Casino Excálibur, in block 6 of Paseo Pizarro.
  • El Estribo, touristic peña located in the 8th block of Jirón San Martín.
  • Karaoke and casino Solid Gold in block 5 of the jirón Orbegoso.
  • Casino Moulin Rouge, located in block 5 of the jirón Orbegoso.
  • Casino Royal in the Plaza de Armas of the city.
  • Mansiche Sports Complex
  • Galleries and malls:
  • Real Plaza
  • El Mercado Central
  • El Virrey
  • Centro Comercial Primavera
  • El Palacio de Hierro

See also

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